US fighter jet crashes at air base in western Germany
Officials say one pilot safely ejected as F-16 believed to have crashed on approach to Spangdahlem after training drill
â An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air â base Spangdahlem â in âÂÂwestern Germany crashed on Tuesday, the US military said, â adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving â medical treatment.
The cause of the incident âÂÂis under âÂÂinvestigation, the military âÂÂsaid in a statement, with âÂÂemergency response personnel at the scene of the crash.
GermanyâÂÂs air traffic control authority, in a separate statement, said a total of four F-16s âÂÂhad been taking part in a training exercise.
âÂÂTwo were still âÂÂin the training area, while two were returning to Spangdahlem air base. One of these two jets â is believed to have crashed while âÂÂon âÂÂapproach,â it said, âÂÂadding the remaining F-16s had landed âÂÂat âÂÂthe US aAir âÂÂForce base in Ramstein.
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